My Career in Five Songs

a long history with . Back in 1981, readers voted Dixie Dregs’ the year’s Best Guitar Album, while Morse himself received Best Overall Guitarist, an accolade he won for five years in a row, at which point he entered the Gallery of Greats. In 1984, “The Introduction,” the title track from his solo debut album, was featured on our flexi disc Soundpage, giving readers a chance to enjoy his unique combination of melodic invention and insane chops. It was the age of shred, and Morse was ahead of the game, thanks to his success with the Dregs, who combined southern rock, fusion and prog in a distinctive sonic stew. In our present age of socially conscious rebranding, it’s interesting to recall why the Dregs dropped from their name. “Audiences thought we were some kind of Dixieland jazz band,” Morse explains. “We were just three kids coming up with band names as a joke, and we thought the Dixie Dregs sounded funny. None of